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SpanishSTAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Jeremy Wentrcek has resigned as the athletic director at Faith Academy of Marble Falls to become the head football coach and athletic director at The Christian School at Castle Hills in San Antonio. The Marble Falls academy made the official announcement June 20. (more…)
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Faith Academy AD resigns to take San Antonio coaching job
Posted on 20 June 2019.
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New volleyball, assistant boys coaches at Burnet High School
Posted on 03 June 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO The Burnet High School volleyball team has a new head coach, and the school district didn’t have to look far to find her. Officials hired Crystal Shipley, a Burnet Middle School coach who has been with Burnet Consolidated Independent School District for 14 years. (more…)
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Burnet 7-on-7 squad snags state ticket on last-second score
Posted on 30 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO The Burnet Bulldogs are back at the state 7-on-7 football tournament for the 10th time in 11 years, and they earned the spot in dramatic fashion at their own qualifying tournament May 25. (more…)
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Stephen Shipley returns as Faith’s head football coach
Posted on 23 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO After stepping down as Faith Academy’s head football coach three years ago, Stephen Shipley is back in the red and black. Faith Academy of Marble Falls officials made the announcement May 23. (more…)
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New Marble Falls football coach looking for ‘ah-ha’ moments
Posted on 20 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Brian Herman’s not looking at a timeline for how long it will take his players to learn and buy into the Slot-T offense. (more…)
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Marble Falls says goodbye to baseball coach, hello to football coordinator additions
Posted on 14 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Changes continue to happen in the Marble Falls High School athletics department. The school district is looking for a new head baseball coach after Russell Reichenbach resigned to return to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. (more…)
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Burnet has new head volleyball and softball coaches, offensive coordinator for football
Posted on 06 May 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Technically, Burnet High School is getting two new head coaches for the 2019-20 school year, though one has worn Bulldogs green in the past. (more…)
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Ex-Llano QB Layton Rabb gets calls from 49ers and Rams
Posted on 29 April 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Former Llano Yellow Jackets quarterback Layton Rabb is taking the next step toward his career goal: earning a spot on an NFL roster. (more…)
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New MFHS football coach had stints in Lockhart, Liberty Hill
Posted on 16 April 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Seconds after the Marble Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the hire of Brian Herman as the new head football coach and boys athletic coordinator April 15, Herman, his wife, Nicole, and their children, Faith, Isabella, and Brody, walked up to the podium. (more…)
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Marble Falls superintendent hopes to have new football coach by April board meeting
Posted on 12 March 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Marble Falls Independent School District Superintendent Chris Allen hopes to present a new head football coach to the Board of Trustees by April. But that depends on how quickly he can find the right fit. (more…)
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Marble Falls head football coach Mike Birdwell resigns
Posted on 11 March 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Marble Falls High School head football coach and boys athletic coordinator Mike Birdwell has resigned, announcing his decision March 11 via Twitter. (more…)
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Burnet students put Dr. King’s words into action on service day
Posted on 21 January 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Be the best you can be so you can best help the team. That’s what Burnet High School head football coach Jerod Rye repeated to his players over and over again the past several weeks. It struck him, however, that maybe actions were better than words. (more…)
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Former Llano quarterback Layton Rabb entering NFL Draft
Posted on 15 January 2019.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Layton Rabb bet on himself and won. That has been the great lesson for the athlete since graduating from Llano High School in 2014. (more…)
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Marble Falls quarterback Andrew Stripling signs with Abilene Christian University
Posted on 20 December 2018.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Even when Andrew Stripling was a Marble Falls Middle School quarterback, everyone in the Highland Lakes knew he was going to be special. They could see it as he ran former head coach Matt Green’s spread offense as an eighth- and ninth-grader. (more…)
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Kurt Jones sees opportunity in restructured Burnet CISD role
Posted on 12 December 2018.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO No one knows better than Kurt Jones the challenges of being the head football coach and athletic director at a school where the standard is set high. Being the head football coach at Burnet High School is an everyday job: one that requires watching massive amounts of film, developing offseason training […]
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Burnet CISD makes changes at head football coach, other district positions
Posted on 11 December 2018.
FROM STAFF REPORTS Burnet Consolidated Independent School District officials unveiled sweeping changes in its administrative department Dec. 10, including at head football coach. (more…)
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Faith Academy trifecta in upcoming All-Star football game
Posted on 11 December 2018.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Faith Academy of Marble Falls is filling three spots in the upcoming All-Star six-man football game: one by senior Cameron Bowles, one by head coach Jeremy Wentrcek, and the last by the school’s home turf, which is playing host to the contest. (more…)
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Llano falls to West Oso 62-31 in area-round football contest
Posted on 26 November 2018.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO The Llano High School football season ended Nov. 23 in a 62-31 loss to Corpus Christi West Oso in the area round of the playoffs. (more…)
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After Thanksgiving Day practice, Llano faces ‘explosive’ West Oso in area round
Posted on 21 November 2018.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO The Llano High School football team will start Thanksgiving Day with a 7:30 a.m. practice as they prepare for Corpus Christi West Oso on Friday. (more…)
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Faith Academy Flames lose their first-round contest 50-0
Posted on 17 November 2018.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team’s season ended in Amarillo with a 50-0 playoff loss to San Jacinto Christian Academy on Nov. 17. (more…)
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Llano defeats Hondo in overtime for 21-14 bi-district win
Posted on 17 November 2018.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO The Llano High School football team captured a bi-district championship Nov. 16 in a game the Yellow Jackets had to claw, fight, and overcome challenges to win. (more…)
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Faith Flames on the road to Amarillo to open the playoffs
Posted on 15 November 2018.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Last year, the Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team played five games before forfeiting the rest of the season. (more…)
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Llano in rematch against Hondo to kick off the postseason
Posted on 15 November 2018.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO The Llano High School football team will face a familiar opponent to kick off the 2018 playoffs: Hondo. The game starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at Alamo Stadium, 760 Stadium Drive in San Antonio. (more…)
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No time off: Season is over, but Burnet looking toward 2019
Posted on 13 November 2018.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO The Burnet High School football team is wasting no time in starting its offseason program. (more…)
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Llano blanks Eastside Memorial 58-0, faces Hondo in bi-district
Posted on 12 November 2018.
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO The Llano High School football team needed only 19 offensive snaps to secure a 58-0 win against Austin Eastside Memorial on Nov. 9. (more…)
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With win, Faith Flames on their way to Amarillo as playoffs begin
Posted on 12 November 2018.
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON The Faith Academy of Marble Falls fans, braving the cold night, played George Strait’s “Amarillo by Morning” as the clock wound down Nov. 9 with the Flames poised to win their final regular season game and punch their ticket to the High Plains city on Nov. 17. (more…)
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